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1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

1996 election for Colorado Senate District 4

Colorado State Senate · Colorado

Ken Chlouber (R) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Linda Powers (D) by 4.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

Ken ChlouberRepublican · winner
52.2%25,368
Linda PowersDemocrat · incumbent
47.8%23,275
48,643 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+32.31988D+7.31992R+4.31996R+23.92000R+38.62004R+37.02008

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET